Assisting individuals and families to access and maintain a tenancy in the private rental market. Assistance can be with bonds, rent assistance, rent arrears, removals assistance, information and advocacy. PRSS can provide intensive assistance to help people maintain their tenancies.
To be eligible you must be on a low income and not own any significant assets such as land or property.
Crisis support service for single men over 20 yrs. Offers a range of services including crisis accommodation, referrals for housing, information and referrals, social and recreation activities, financial support, meals, laundry and showers. 24hr service. Services Southern Tasmania only.
Provides assistance to access emergency accommodation and support services, public and community housing, private rental accommodation and long term accommodation and housing solutions
Provides assistance to access emergency accommodation and support services, public and community housing, private rental accommodation and long term accommodation and housing solutions
Provides access to telephone support, information and assistance to find emergency accommodation.
Provides access to telephone support, information and assistance to find emergency accommodation.
Provides access to telephone support, information and assistance to find emergency accommodation.
Housing connect is a one-stop shop for all housing and support needs. Housing Connect can help with: applying for social housing, support and advice with private rental, including bond and rent arrears, finding a bed for the night, support and advice about staying in your home, seeking assistance following family violence, information and advice about housing options.
Office Closed 12.30pm – 1.30pm
Housing connect is a one-stop shop for all housing and support needs. Housing Connect can help with: applying for social housing, support and advice with private rental, including bond and rent arrears, finding a bed for the night, support and advice about staying in your home, seeking assistance following family violence, information and advice about housing options.
Office closed 1.00pm – 2.00pm
Housing connect is a one-stop shop for all housing and support needs. Housing Connect can help with: applying for social housing, support and advice with private rental, including bond and rent arrears, finding a bed for the night, support and advice about staying in your home, seeking assistance following family violence, information and advice about housing options.
Office closed 12.30pm – 1.30pm
A program run in partnership between Centacare and Red Cross for homeless people or people at high risk of homelessness and high and complex needs. Referral only accepted through Department of Justice, Mental Health Services, Housing Tasmania, Child Youth and Family Services and specialist homelessness services.
Support is provided for two years with the aim of enabling the person to gain the skills to maintain a tenancy long term.
Operating Hours Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
A program run in partnership between Centacare and Red Cross for homeless people or people at high risk of homelessness and high and complex needs. Referral only accepted through Department of Justice, Mental Health Services, Housing Tasmania, Child Youth and Family Services and specialist homelessness services.
Support is provided for two years with the aim of enabling the person to gain the skills to maintain a tenancy long term.
Operating Hours Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
A program run in partnership between Centacare and Red Cross for homeless people or people at high risk of homelessness and high and complex needs. Referral only accepted through Department of Justice, Mental Health Services, Housing Tasmania, Child Youth and Family Services and specialist homelessness services.
Support is provided for two years with the aim of enabling the person to gain the skills to maintain a tenancy long term.
Operating Hours Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
A program run in partnership between Centacare and Red Cross for homeless people or people at high risk of homelessness and high and complex needs. Referral only accepted through Department of Justice, Mental Health Services, Housing Tasmania, Child Youth and Family Services and specialist homelessness services.
Support is provided for two years with the aim of enabling the person to gain the skills to maintain a tenancy long term.
Operating Hours Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
Contact sub-standard housing section of Department of Health & Human Services and request an inspection of public rental property. In some municipalities complainant should first contact local council who will refer to DHHS if necessary.
Supported accommodation is a model of 24 hour support in a shared home environment. In most cases groups of up to five people live together in supported accommodation and a staffing group of around ten people work on a rostered basis with them.
In circumstances where a person has individualised funding that covers 24/7 support, they may choose to live by themselves.
To be eligible for placement in supported accommodation, a person living with disability needs to be a client of Disability & Community Services. They will then be referred to service providers such as Optia.
Provides advice, information and advocacy to private and public housing tenants on issues such as withheld bonds, sub-standard accommodation; illegal evictions; negotiation; Duty Solicitor available to appear in Launceston Magistrate Court once per week. Provides leases; condition report forms & Tenants Rights booklet to tenants & landlords. Runs community legal education sessions and campaigns for law reform.
Telephone Advice Line: Monday – Friday 9.30am – 4.00pm
Face to face advice: Tuesday – Thursdays 9.30am – 12.30pm
Offices other than Hobart call to arrange an appointment.
Uniting AgeWell is an organisation of the Uniting Church in Australia. They provide low care, high care, dementia specific, respite and transition care.
